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Won’t bore everyone with rebuild photos in this build off but trying something fun with the wheels!

In my bmx days we all wanted kink fire starter pegs. They had magnesium in them so they threw sparks 😂

Yeah I went for 3 inches as my minimum height off the ground 😂. My goal this build off was low. It’s just a look I’ve been enjoying

I wasn’t going to mess with it today but a family friend gave me another bike so I was in the basement anyway 😂. Painted one of the many mountain bike front wheels I have laying around to check out. This is the Seafoam blue. Need to look at it more but I don’t think I like it on the back. I like...

It rides fairly well. My only debate at this point is do I add a headlight. It’s in the line of bikes for now. Couldn’t find an environment yesterday that made me want to take photos

The upside down head badge has returned. Wasn’t sure about the black stem or sprocket but they seem to work. Did also buy new black hardware for the fender/backrest mount.this seat and rack combo fit well together. Makes me happy with this choice.not a huge fan of the whitewalls so was trying...

I experimented with a few colors for the parts and this was my wife’s favorite. I did patina it all some. The very few spots I went down to bare metal will get rusty before I coat it.gotta let it rest for a few days out in the rain. But the tan/black worked well for undercoat colors in my opinion.

Getting close to the look I think I want. Trying to not make the wear all symmetrical. Ignore the fork, it won’t be tan 😂 work the next 2 days so this is probably my progress until the weekend.

Got a little bit more done yesterday. Repaired the end of the rack to use as a backrest It’s a bit rough!added this for help with something later! Hopefully the last weld on the frame itself.tryed out the tan, wasn’t a fan. In my mind it was better 😂pretty much seem to be at the point of...

Another round of primer. Had to sit it down to get the top better. My hangers are a bit tall for me 😂first coat of a color. This was my original plan so I kind of want to see/think about it a bit. Did grab another color to try, also may end up with some patina

Before I went to sleep last night I hit it with a coat of good primer put on the sun this morning. That Huffman frame is rough 😂 this will likely end up some form of patina and not shiny. After sanding I had to wire brush a few flaky spots I missed before.while the wire wheel was out I did some...

Didn’t have much time yesterday but wanted to look at the two greens I have available. I think the brighter green is the color it may end up. There’s also the possibility both get used

Page 2 slacking because I need to take it out and ride it. See how I feel about it

Yeah it makes me happy I started with that small 24 inch frame or handlebars would be an issue.

Got some grinding and wire wheel done today. Then gave it a nice scrub down with Dawn and water then for the first time I had to use two hangers to hold a frame up had some etching primer I couldn’t remember why I owned it. Turned out to be crap from Ollie’s discount bin. It didn’t spray worth...